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**Author:** [@Irishman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Irishman)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2012, 11:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-hitler-jewish/621322 "2012-05-30T11:10:28Z")
The recent thread by GermanicPride has brought up a question. The column argues that Hitler was not Jewish because the claim that his grandfather might have been Jewish is not substantiated. However, there is another c… --- ## [Question Please-What does Straight Dope Mean?\[edited title\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-please-what-does-straight-dope-mean-edited-title/538750)
**Author:** [@Rich-Lazy-Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rich-Lazy-Guy)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2010, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-please-what-does-straight-dope-mean-edited-title/538750 "2010-05-14T04:43:27Z")
May I ask. What straight dope mean ? I heard the black guy on American Idol saying everything is dope meaning I think good? what does the title mean ? Is this a Jewish forum ? since your are saying fighting ignorant … --- ## [Why do many women like men who can/will dance?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-many-women-like-men-who-can-will-dance/418915)
**Author:** [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2007, 6:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-many-women-like-men-who-can-will-dance/418915 "2007-09-17T06:40:53Z")
(Inspired by a current Pit thread.) Open to women and men for anecdote and wild speculation. Dancing to me isn’t particularly important, but if I wanted to dance (which is so rare), I like it when men are willing to re… --- ## [Why doesn't Steve Harvey ID the "brand new car!" families can win on Family Feud?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-doesnt-steve-harvey-id-the-brand-new-car-families-can-win-on-family-feud/787399)
**Author:** [@russian\_heel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/russian_heel)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2017, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-doesnt-steve-harvey-id-the-brand-new-car-families-can-win-on-family-feud/787399 "2017-05-27T00:52:14Z")
Seems like a popular enough show that an enterprising car company would donate a car in turn for some sort of a plug. But all Steve Harvey does is announce the prize as a “Brand new car!” Does FF just buy the car and g… --- ## [Sex shouldn't be so hard to get](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sex-shouldnt-be-so-hard-to-get/764199)
**Author:** [@smileysue74](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smileysue74)\ **Replies:** 124\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2016, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sex-shouldnt-be-so-hard-to-get/764199 "2016-09-01T04:26:29Z")
What is a FWB (friend with benefits) to you? Do you currently have a FWB? Describe your ideal FWB and common problems that arise in such a relationship? Do you think having a FWB between committed relationships is hea… --- ## [The Sleeping Beauty paradox](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sleeping-beauty-paradox/492882)
**Author:** [@Tyrrell\_McAllister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tyrrell_McAllister)\ **Replies:** 181\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2009, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sleeping-beauty-paradox/492882 "2009-04-22T23:04:07Z")
I’ve been spending some time lately thinking about the Sleeping Beauty paradox, which is one of the well-known paradoxes in epistemology and Bayesian probability theory. Here’s the description from Wikipedia: There ar… --- ## [Why not use rubber for pool cue tips?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-not-use-rubber-for-pool-cue-tips/527603)
**Author:** [@Dahu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dahu)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2012, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-not-use-rubber-for-pool-cue-tips/527603 "2012-05-28T13:30:41Z")
Or snooker cues. Players rub chalk on the tip to get better grip on the cue ball, but why not have a thin layer of rubber on the tip instead? Surely this would give better, consistent grip and make for a more reliable s… --- ## [Dilaudid or Percocet for Mild to Severe pain?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dilaudid-or-percocet-for-mild-to-severe-pain/589742)
**Author:** [@Phlosphr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phlosphr)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2015, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dilaudid-or-percocet-for-mild-to-severe-pain/589742 "2015-03-27T16:24:11Z")
Not being a big user of pain meds I usually try to take ibuprofen or something much less mild for pain than the painkillers they give you in the hospital. I had a nasty accident with anangle grinder chewing into my left … --- ## [Yankees overpaying Jeter](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yankees-overpaying-jeter/560270)
**Author:** [@pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pseudotriton_ruber_ruber)\ **Replies:** 179\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2010, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yankees-overpaying-jeter/560270 "2010-12-09T16:23:37Z")
Can we assume that someone on the Yankees understands the actual value of Derek Jeter? Of a 36-year-old shortstop, that is, with exactly Derek Jeter’s stats and history and performance? Because it seems to me that all th… --- ## [The end of an era – a reflective MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-end-of-an-era-a-reflective-mmp/382799)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 503\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2006, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-end-of-an-era-a-reflective-mmp/382799 "2006-12-12T03:13:22Z")
When I was talking with my mom on Thanksgiving, she happened to mention that the weekend before saw the final broadcast of the Family Polka Program. I expect none of you have heard it or even heard of it – heck, I haven… --- ## [Jordan Peterson](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jordan-peterson/847650)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 176\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2020, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jordan-peterson/847650 "2020-03-11T03:51:02Z")
Jordan Peterson is a popular and controversial psychology professor who has gained a degree of Internet fame. He came out with a philosophy invoking historical and religious references that essentially incorporates 1950… --- ## [I've got to euthanize a pet -- do we go or just drop him off?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-got-to-euthanize-a-pet-do-we-go-or-just-drop-him-off/646446)
**Author:** [@Drum\_God](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drum_God)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2013, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-got-to-euthanize-a-pet-do-we-go-or-just-drop-him-off/646446 "2013-01-17T03:09:24Z")
Our dachshund, Charlie, has congestive heart failure. After trying several treatments and nursing him along, we and the veterinarian agree that it is time to stop and let Charlie take the journey into the next realm. C… --- ## [How Smart Are Foxes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-smart-are-foxes/568819)
**Author:** [@Fotheringay-Phipps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fotheringay-Phipps)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2015, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-smart-are-foxes/568819 "2015-08-03T03:35:58Z")
Fox cleverness is the stuff of lore. But how intelligent are they really? You don’t see them cited in discussions of very intelligent animals. Are they more intelligent than any other species of canine? Are there any st… --- ## [Things artist say about their work you don't believe](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-artist-say-about-their-work-you-dont-believe/582848)
**Author:** [@installLSC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/installLSC)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2018, 8:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-artist-say-about-their-work-you-dont-believe/582848 "2018-08-14T08:10:20Z")
I was listening to Jethro Tull’s “Thick As A Brick” album today and was reminded that frontman and lyricist Ian Anderson has long denied that it’s a concept album. The odd thing is that when I read the lyrics I swear it… --- ## [MLB Postseason prediction and playoff talk thread!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-postseason-prediction-and-playoff-talk-thread/465833)
**Author:** [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Replies:** 333\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2008, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-postseason-prediction-and-playoff-talk-thread/465833 "2008-10-23T16:59:28Z")
There is only one game left and it is a one game playoff in Chicago for White Sox and Twins to go play Tampa. I think this is the time to make our predictions. Go into as much or as little detail as you like. Feel free t… --- ## [is Stephan King lazy, altzheimery or just fucking with us?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-stephan-king-lazy-altzheimery-or-just-fucking-with-us/612547)
**Author:** [@singular1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/singular1)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2015, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-stephan-king-lazy-altzheimery-or-just-fucking-with-us/612547 "2015-11-03T23:08:20Z")
I’m reading 11-22-63, and I keep getting yanked out of it by glaring historical inconsistensies. Just yesterday, when I had a free half hour, I was hit by three of these in that short period of time; someone yelling “fu… --- ## [Songs about historical events](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-historical-events/535532)
**Author:** [@batsto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/batsto)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2010, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-historical-events/535532 "2010-04-15T13:37:07Z")
I need help coming up with a list of songs about actual historical events…some I can think of are “The Battle of New Orleans”, “1916” (Motorhead), “Ohio” (CSNY). I’m sure there are a whole lot more that I can’t think of… --- ## [Dang it, Propel! Why'd you have to change? Grrrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dang-it-propel-whyd-you-have-to-change-grrrr/490748)
**Author:** [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2011, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dang-it-propel-whyd-you-have-to-change-grrrr/490748 "2011-02-27T17:02:18Z")
Ever since I trained with my wife for the Nike Women’s Marathon a few years ago, I’ve loved drinking Propel. I’ve never been a fan of regular water (I always found it bland and tasteless, even when “fresh”) so never hyd… --- ## [I shall attend an awkward dinner tonight (friend introduces her new BF she left her hubby for)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-shall-attend-an-awkward-dinner-tonight-friend-introduces-her-new-bf-she-left-her-hubby-for/684529)
**Author:** [@smaje1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smaje1)\ **Replies:** 122\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2014, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-shall-attend-an-awkward-dinner-tonight-friend-introduces-her-new-bf-she-left-her-hubby-for/684529 "2014-03-29T02:23:28Z")
Oy vey. My friend (I’ll call her K.) had an affair, left her husband, and plans to move to another state (leaving her young daughter behind with shell-shocked dad) to be with her new lover. The new lover (I’ll call him … --- ## [Managing multiple profiles & xbox live on Xbox 360?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/managing-multiple-profiles-xbox-live-on-xbox-360/668073)
**Author:** [@Sterling\_Archer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sterling_Archer)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2013, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/managing-multiple-profiles-xbox-live-on-xbox-360/668073 "2013-09-06T21:07:21Z")
What is the best way for a family to manage their Xbox 360 accounts? I’ve had mine for a couple months and the way I’m doing it just doesn’t seem right. Here are my goals: Everyone has their own profile. Everyone c… --- ## [Is there one single damn movie or show that shows high school in a realistic way?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-one-single-damn-movie-or-show-that-shows-high-school-in-a-realistic-way/517007)
**Author:** [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2009, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-one-single-damn-movie-or-show-that-shows-high-school-in-a-realistic-way/517007 "2009-11-24T01:29:23Z")
Yesterday, I started watching Freaks and Geeks for the sole reason that I enjoyed reading a book by its author, Paul Feig, which was lent to me by a friend. The book gave what I found to be a pretty realistic account of … --- ## [Who do you think will succeed Obama?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-do-you-think-will-succeed-obama/674677)
**Author:** [@ILikeForeignLanguages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ILikeForeignLanguages)\ **Replies:** 131\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2014, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-do-you-think-will-succeed-obama/674677 "2014-01-22T18:41:15Z")
Not who do you want\*\* to succeed Obama, but who do you think will\*\* succeed him, regardless of your political biases? Who do you think is most likely? Although I expressed dislike for his policies in my other thread, Chr… --- ## [Easiest and hardest jobs in Starfleet](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/easiest-and-hardest-jobs-in-starfleet/539275)
**Author:** [@The\_Controvert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Controvert)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2011, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/easiest-and-hardest-jobs-in-starfleet/539275 "2011-09-20T21:24:04Z")
Seems like it would be stressful to be a Chief Engineer like Scotty. Lots of hard work, studying and innate talent only to be yelled at by your captain and constantly pressured to perform miracles. Make any mistakes or… --- ## [Origins of "hookers and blow"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/origins-of-hookers-and-blow/708143)
**Author:** [@Cardboard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardboard)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2014, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/origins-of-hookers-and-blow/708143 "2014-12-27T21:24:23Z")
My brother and I were discussing what we would do if we came into large sums of money, and we both jokingly said (independently of each other) at the same time “hookers and blow.” That got me thinking, that’s a fairly c… --- ## [spectrum, I don't get it.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spectrum-i-dont-get-it/252280)
**Author:** [@Jimmy\_Chitwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jimmy_Chitwood)\ **Replies:** 355\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2004, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spectrum-i-dont-get-it/252280 "2004-07-07T14:53:49Z")
spectrum, I’ve read your posts in these kinds of threads often enough that I think I have a decent handle on where you’re coming from. And you know what? I think, in the process of railing against the various groups yo… --- ## [Reviews of Trader Joe's products](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reviews-of-trader-joes-products/542206)
**Author:** [@Unauthorized\_Cinnamon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unauthorized_Cinnamon)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2024, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reviews-of-trader-joes-products/542206 "2024-11-26T01:48:20Z")
We’ve discussed our favorites before, but I thought we’d broaden it to what we like and what we don’t, and what scores a mere meh. Winners for me lately: Soyaki. On grilled zucchini, it made the vegetable the best par… --- ## [The 'It's The First Time I Made This' cookery thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-its-the-first-time-i-made-this-cookery-thread/716249)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2018, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-its-the-first-time-i-made-this-cookery-thread/716249 "2018-01-29T14:11:59Z")
A couple of weeks ago I made something I don’t know what it is, but kind of a chicken dumpling casserole. Obviously that was the first time, since I made it up as I went along. Last week I made stuffed bell peppers for… --- ## [Pop/rock songs lifting from classical music.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pop-rock-songs-lifting-from-classical-music/610973)
**Author:** [@Equipoise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Equipoise)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2013, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pop-rock-songs-lifting-from-classical-music/610973 "2013-03-21T15:03:10Z")
I just discovered that the melody of The Toys’ 1965 song “A Lover Concerto” is from a Bach\* piece, Minuet in G major! What are some other examples? I’m sure there are several threads about this topic but I haven’t foun… --- ## [Is this the Eightiesest song and video ever?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-the-eightiesest-song-and-video-ever/711342)
**Author:** [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2015, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-the-eightiesest-song-and-video-ever/711342 "2015-02-04T17:59:58Z")
For some unknown reason–and if there is a reason I don’t want to know it–I woke up with this song in my head this morning. One of the lingering effects from working in a record store all through the 80s. So I U2Bed it, … --- ## [Not bloody likely! (dubious claims to witnessing famous incidents)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-bloody-likely-dubious-claims-to-witnessing-famous-incidents/396794)
**Author:** [@Justin\_Bailey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Bailey)\ **Replies:** 164\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2009, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-bloody-likely-dubious-claims-to-witnessing-famous-incidents/396794 "2009-01-21T17:42:15Z")
With the new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie being released soon, I’m reminded of one of my least favorite bits of Internet idiocy. Namely, whenever a discussion of TMNT happens, someone will chime in with “Well I thi… --- ## [College dorm roomie's date sleeping over](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-dorm-roomies-date-sleeping-over/465700)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 115\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2008, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-dorm-roomies-date-sleeping-over/465700 "2008-10-01T19:49:21Z")
I’d appreciate any thoughts/opinions/recommendations you might have on the following situation. My son is a freshman, studying engineering at a Big 10 college. He lives in a private dorm - what I believe is called Univ… --- ## [Let's talk about great one-off characters on fictional TV series with continuing casts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-about-great-one-off-characters-on-fictional-tv-series-with-continuing-casts/549599)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 143\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2010, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-about-great-one-off-characters-on-fictional-tv-series-with-continuing-casts/549599 "2010-08-18T22:02:32Z")
By one-off character, I mean just that. A character who made a single appearance on a show with a continuing cast, who is nevertheless extremely memorable because of the way they interact with one or more members of the … --- ## [Travelogue -- a New World MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/travelogue-a-new-world-mmp/415413)
**Author:** [@Noone\_Special](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Noone_Special)\ **Replies:** 413\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2007, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/travelogue-a-new-world-mmp/415413 "2007-08-20T03:28:29Z")
Part I – Three new Citizens I’ll start with the bottom line. Here I am, tired and jet-lagged, sitting at my desk at work and Doping instead of working. So, everything is the same as before (except for the jet lag, which… --- ## [Likely Suspects in Boston Marathon Bombing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/likely-suspects-in-boston-marathon-bombing/655946)
**Author:** [@drastic\_quench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drastic_quench)\ **Replies:** 132\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2013, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/likely-suspects-in-boston-marathon-bombing/655946 "2013-04-22T20:11:08Z")
What sort of group or person do you think is likely behind the bombing? My instinct is that it is the work of a white domestic terrorist similar to Timothy McVeigh and/or Eric Rudolph. It’s entirely baseless, but that’… --- ## [Songs about rape](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-rape/488339)
**Author:** [@Juliette\_Culture\_Junkie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Juliette_Culture_Junkie)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2009, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-rape/488339 "2009-03-06T00:59:23Z")
What are some songs that discuss rape or sexual assault? I’m not looking so much for songs about child molestation or pedophilia, but feel free to add them if you wish. Sorry if this has been done before. Some basics: … --- ## ["Socialist" Country Comparisons](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/socialist-country-comparisons/468325)
**Author:** [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Replies:** 187\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2008, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/socialist-country-comparisons/468325 "2008-10-26T00:15:30Z")
I’ve read a lot of stuff lately, some here and some in comments sections of other websites, where people are outraged that Obama is a … SOCIALIST. The word is being used like I would use “child molester” Socialism see… --- ## [Two free tickets, three people](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-free-tickets-three-people/634638)
**Author:** [@Chessic\_Sense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chessic_Sense)\ **Replies:** 136\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2012, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-free-tickets-three-people/634638 "2012-09-18T03:12:43Z")
I’m in a conundrum in which I completely fail to see the other side’s view of this, so I need you all to tell me if I’m the crazy one here. My wife is a professional actress. Her new show debuts this weekend, and she h… --- ## [FORMER Wisconsin hospital employee deliberately destroys \>500 doses of COVID vaccine](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/former-wisconsin-hospital-employee-deliberately-destroys-500-doses-of-covid-vaccine/929323)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 236\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2025, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/former-wisconsin-hospital-employee-deliberately-destroys-500-doses-of-covid-vaccine/929323 "2025-07-16T02:37:20Z")
I sure hope whoever did this, regardless of why, gets the book thrown at them - jail time, license revocation if applicable, etc. Over the years, I worked with a few people who might have done something like this, becau… --- ## [NFL 2018 Regular Season](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2018-regular-season/825323)
**Author:** [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)\ **Replies:** 313\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2019, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2018-regular-season/825323 "2019-01-11T23:35:13Z")
We’ve been doing individual threads for each week, but I think the last 5 weeks can go in a single thread. All the previous threads were only 1 or 2 pages long, and this way we don’t have to stress about starting the new… --- ## [My Answer To Second Stone's Reply To My Alleged Pit.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-answer-to-second-stones-reply-to-my-alleged-pit/556715)
**Author:** [@adhay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/adhay)\ **Replies:** 185\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2010, 6:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-answer-to-second-stones-reply-to-my-alleged-pit/556715 "2010-10-22T06:40:52Z")
Now appearing here adhay question - About This Message Board - Straight Dope Message Board Whatever? Let me remind you of your supporting posts in my Lenin/Imperialism OP. One of several. Well, I’m not polemicizin… --- ## [How many meanings has the phrase "time flies like an arrow"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-meanings-has-the-phrase-time-flies-like-an-arrow/561706)
**Author:** [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2010, 11:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-meanings-has-the-phrase-time-flies-like-an-arrow/561706 "2010-11-26T11:28:02Z")
I know fruit flies like a banana, but I recall reading a book that claimed there were at least seven distinct possible meanings for the phrase “time flies like an arrow” So far, I’ve got: Simile: Time moves fast, like … --- ## [Is the USA the only country that adds on tax at the till?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-usa-the-only-country-that-adds-on-tax-at-the-till/574791)
**Author:** [@Colophon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colophon)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2011, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-usa-the-only-country-that-adds-on-tax-at-the-till/574791 "2011-03-16T14:05:06Z")
Prompted by a comment in this thread, I’ve often found it strange that in America, the prices marked on goods are exclusive of sales tax, which is then added onto the total at the checkout. This presumably means that, un… --- ## [So what is the greatest nation in the world?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-is-the-greatest-nation-in-the-world/599133)
**Author:** [@ModernPrimate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ModernPrimate)\ **Replies:** 147\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2011, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-is-the-greatest-nation-in-the-world/599133 "2011-10-17T03:22:01Z")
Everyone with a mental age of over 12 laughs when Obama says America is “the greatest nation in the world”, but just for fun, what do you think the greatest nation is? Of course none of us know for sure, but just what do… --- ## [The Dog is Weird-A Pet MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-dog-is-weird-a-pet-mmp/632803)
**Author:** [@dogbutler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dogbutler)\ **Replies:** 214\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2012, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-dog-is-weird-a-pet-mmp/632803 "2012-09-03T03:28:11Z")
Gordie has a few quirks. He likes to pee on his front paws. He likes to “appreciate” his stuffed pink pony:dubious:. Gordie is also unsure how many legs he has. He sometimes walks on four, and some times walks on 3. … --- ## [James Taylor was not cool???](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/james-taylor-was-not-cool/624590)
**Author:** [@ioioio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ioioio)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2012, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/james-taylor-was-not-cool/624590 "2012-06-14T13:31:20Z")
I’m reading a novel that takes place circa 1980. The main characters are 30-something educated suburban women, so they would’ve been in college in the late ‘60s or early ‘70s. The author seems to have a fixation with J… --- ## [Why I hate JJ Abrams (nothing to do with lens flare)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-i-hate-jj-abrams-nothing-to-do-with-lens-flare/741624)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2016, 9:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-i-hate-jj-abrams-nothing-to-do-with-lens-flare/741624 "2016-01-10T09:29:55Z")
Expect spoilers for SW7 so here is some mouseover space. He has now raped and pillaged TWO SF universes. First was Star Trek where he sets out to reboot the movie series and he starts out by throwing out everything in … --- ## [Peanuts: What Kind of Bird Was Woodstock?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peanuts-what-kind-of-bird-was-woodstock/549351)
**Author:** [@norinew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/norinew)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2010, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peanuts-what-kind-of-bird-was-woodstock/549351 "2010-08-09T03:26:45Z")
Yesterday, mudgirl saw a TV commercial featuring Snoopy and Woodstock. She said “Mom, I know Snoopy’s a beagle; but what kind of bird is Woodstock supposed to be?” I tried looking it up on Wiki, and while Wiki was helpf… --- ## [Co-Worker accused me of being racist...was he right?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/co-worker-accused-me-of-being-racist-was-he-right/953703)
**Author:** [@edwin\_klockars](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/edwin_klockars)\ **Replies:** 370\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2021, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/co-worker-accused-me-of-being-racist-was-he-right/953703 "2021-11-11T15:58:45Z")
So: The company I work for recently purchased a rare .com domain name similar to say “Post.com”. I am changing the name to maintain anonymity but that’s the general idea. We are a tech company that has nothing to do wi… --- ## [A Special Manly MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-special-manly-mmp/551120)
**Author:** [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Replies:** 275\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2010, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-special-manly-mmp/551120 "2010-08-30T02:19:39Z")
What? I said it’d be special and thus by sayin’ it’s special it is special So There! :stuck\_out\_tongue: Earlier today, today bein’ Sunday, I made a comment on a post by Taters over on facebook about how she should go ge… --- ## [I Pit Martin Hyde](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-martin-hyde/944407)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 278\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2021, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-martin-hyde/944407 "2021-07-25T15:30:53Z")
Martin Hyde- Sheep Slapper I’m just sorry I didn’t come up with it myself. :rofl: It’s nice to know what he really thinks about us, ain’t it? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=365&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=367&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)